Therapeutic effect observations on treatment of urticaria with acupuncture plus garlic-partitioned moxibustion

Forty-six patients with intractable urticaria were treated by acupuncture plus garlic-partitioned moxibustion. The results were compared with those of simple acupuncture in a control group of 30 patients. The total effective rate were 91.3%, in the observation group and 73.3%, in the control group. It is showed that acupuncture plus garlic-partitioned moxibustion has a better effect on intractable urticaria than simple acupuncture. GENG ping, born in 1966, junior consultant doctor, graduated from Heilongjiang University of TCM in 1989. In clinic, she mainly engaged in the treatment of cervical syndrome, spinal stenosis and skin diseases with acupuncture and moxibustion. Translator: WANG Si-you